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CHOI, Isabela Goulart Gil et al. Study of current use of Cone-Beam CT by dental surgeons in the various specialties. Rev. Assoc. Paul. Cir. Dent. [online]. 2015, vol.69, n.1, pp. 36-42. ISSN 0004-5276.

Objective: To determine, among dental professionals, the degree of training and information regarding the use of CBCT, as well as to quantify and discriminate the use of this diagnostic tool in specialties daily basis. Materials and methods: Professionals attending specialization courses had to answer a right/wrong answers questionnaire containing parameters of indications for the use of computed tomography in dentistry. Beyond that, they had to answer questions that allowed the collection of information about this diagnostic tool regarding the influence of the cost of the procedure, the need for specific training in the interpretation and need for investment by the clinical professional. Results: We observed that the technique is not entirely clear for many dentists. The percentage of unawareness was significant (27%) considering it is about an ionizing radiation, which can cause deleterious and stochastic risks. We observed in our results that there is a general grounding of the technique, because on the one hand experts of a determined area showed a certain knowledge of other specialties, on the other hand we verified there were misunderstandings of concepts when questioned about the protocol used in their own area of knowledge. Conclusion: The release of the data obtained will be of great value to the general practitioner as well as to specialists in order to reduce the amount of unnecessary exposure in the indication of the technique. Improve knowledge will always be necessary so we will not only have general knowledge, but the specific one to the area of each dentistry professional.

Palavras-chave : radiation exposure; cone-beam computed tomography; specialties; dental..